Culture

Pesellino's work is spectacular: alas, we shall never know what else might have been

francesco di stefano, known as pesellino, first established his reputation and that of his workshop in florence through small-scale devotion...

Advent and the 'Great Paradigm Shift'

there is an old story told about the dilemma of a monkey reaching down through the narrow neck of a glass jar to grab the alluring beads con...

Has Ireland's abortion clamour contributed to another mismanaged sepsis death?

an irish teenager died in university hospital limerick due to delays in recognising and treating sepsis, the sunday independent   repor...

Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

The poetry of Christmas trees

nick ripatrazone explores seasonal lines by poets elizabeth bishop,  wb yeats, james merrill and denise levertov. in one of her most fa...

Nick Ripatrazone

Exclusive Interview: author and historian Adam Zamoyski on Napoleon Bonaparte, the Enlightenment, the Catholic Church and Poland

adam zamoyski is a british historian of polish origin. he has written numerous highly acclaimed books, including poland: a history, and holy...

Anthony McCarthy

A heart in search of God: walking to deepen our faith

phil mccarthy writes of the inspiration for his founding pilgrim ways, a project of walking pilgrimages in england and wales. over half a ce...

Bishop opens and blesses new headquarters for Catholic Education Trust serving North England

the bishop of hexham and newcastle has blessed the headquarters of one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the country. bishop stephen wr...

The Catholic Herald

Was Irish bard Shane McGowan let down by his own funeral Mass and by his Church?

no one does death like the irish. so the saying goes. or so we tell ourselves. when a funeral cortege makes its way from the church to the g...

Dualta Roughneen

Piercing the darkness with light in profundity at Advent and Christmas

advent and christmas draw us into the darkness: advent to prepare us and christmas to pierce the darkness with love, before the tiny light o...

Waiting to Be Arrested at Night, by Tahir Hamut Izgil

waiting to be arrested at night tahir hamut izgil jonathan cape, £18.99, 272 pages this poet’s account of life under intense surveillance in...

Hannah Glickstein